However, I just wonder what caused the team to go from playing lights out every day to this train wreck that now exists across the board.

exhaustion...plain and simple. when you have to battle hard through the end of the regular season just to get in, then you play a hard fought series against the yankees, turn around and start the next series 36 hours later, you've pretty much used every ounce of energy by that point. whereas rangers were comfortably into the postseason well before the closing stretch of the regular season, guys were rested, we took care of tampa bay quickly, given even more rest, and it looks like we're going to get another good stretch of rest before the next series *knock on wood*

on another note, i don't expect today's game to be easy for the rangers. in fact, i almost expect that we might give this game up today. this has trap game written all over it. that's pretty much the sentiment around dallas right now. if the game has to go down to the bullpen, then i think we both know who has the edge there.

We don't exactly make it to the playoffs every year, I had thought baseball had gone with that format as well, but I was wrong. Maybe that was the NBA?

OK so now Scherzer would hypothetically (assuming a victory) start on the road. I'd have to say at this point I'm not liking our chances at winning this series. I wonder if rain is going to be an issue again too.